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APPLICATION FILED cT. I2. I9I6.

Patented June 19, 1917.

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ATTORNEY MATH N. SCHNEIDERQOF NORTH MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

REGISTER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented June `19, 1917.

Application led October 12, 1916. Serial No. 125,227.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be ,it knownthat I, MATH N. SoHnErDER, a citizen of the United States, Aresiding at North 'Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have 'invented certain 4new and useful Improvementsy 1n Registers, of which the following is a speciiioation.

This invention relates toregisters, and more particularly-to a pocket register to be used for registering the numbers of automobiles and similar vehicles.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a registerv of the character stated of simple construction and opera- `tion which Ican beeasily. carried in the pocket and -is adapted to be locked against operation when desired. A further object is to provide a register having means for desired number. y

toprovide a register having distinguishing feeding a strip of paper about a roll and for perforating this strip to indicate the A still further object is marks for indicating'from which :State or Territory the vehicle comes and whether or .not it is exceeding the speed' limit. Further objects will appear from the detail description.

In the drawings:

-F-igure 1 is a top plan view of the 'register; Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view taken substantially on line 2 2 of.Fig.-1;

Fig. 4fis a transverse section taken near the top of the register .looking down;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken near the center of the register;

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6 6 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a side view of the paper roll and the upper ,feed roll;

Fig. 8 is a detail top plan view of the print rods enlarged to show the assembly of the same; Fig. 9 is a detail of the mounting of .one of the print rods;

Fig. lpis a detail of the connection between one of the operating rods and aprintI I'Od. f

The body or casing 1 of the register is of barrel shape, and is closed at its upper end. At its lower end the body is threaded exteriorly to receive an interiorlythreaded. closure member 2. At the center of body 1 two supporting plates 3 are secured in parallelism and in spaced relation. 'Each of these plates is turned outward at right angles at each end to provide a securing flange t'which is secured to the inner face of casin 1.

The p ates 3 are ofapproximate triangu- A lar shape having their apeXes directed downwardly. These plates are .provided with alined apertures at their apexes which rotatably receive thel supporting rod 5 of a spool 6. This spool is adapted to contain a roll of parchment paper. The strip of paper 7 contained by this spool is 'passed upward over the upper feed roll 8 rotatably supported between the plates 3'near the top thereof, and is then passed downward between roll 8 and the lower -feed roll 9 which is rotatably supported between the plates 3 parallel with roll 8. The rolls 8 and 9 are made of rubber, cork, or other suitable resilient material, and are so spaced as to gri securelythe downwardly extending portlon 7ft of the paper strip 7.

The casing 1 is provided, above its vertical center, with a plurality of radially disposed equally spaced U-brackets 10. These brackets are secured to the inner face of the casing and projectinwardly from the same. A print rod or bar 11 is pivotally mounted at its lower end. in.each bracket 10 as at 12. This bar is provided with an angularly disposed shank 11a and body 11b.

' These members all incline upwardly and inpartial section taken on line wardly toward the center of the casing 1 and are so disposed that their upper ends are 1 positioned in circular arrangement, and areI closely adjacent. A locking screw 13 is threaded'through the top 14a of casing 1.

y This screw is adapted, when in lowered position, 'to pass between the inner ends of the print bars 11 and acts to positively prevent downward movement of these bars.` A'wire spring 15 is' mounted about the pivot of arm engages the inner face of casingal, the I spring actingA to normally hold the print bar in raised position.

Y Each print bar is provided, on its under face and near its inner end, with a numeral outlined in sharp pins or points, as at 16 in Fig. 8 of the drawings. These numerals extend from z'ero to 9, there being ten print bars in all. The print bars are of such length that, when depressed, the numeral carried thereby will engage the upper surface of roll 8 at the center thereof. ln this manner the points carried by lthe bar will act to perfora'te the paper strip l thus marliincj thereon the numeral oll the bar which is depressed. For the purpose of depressing the bars-each bar is provided with an operating rod l? which is pivotally secured at its lower end to the body portion 1lb of the print bar llkas at 18 in Fig. l0 of the drawings. Operating rod lT is. slidably mounted through an aperture through the upper end of casing l and extends above the casing being' provided, on its upper end,l

with a key or head 19 upon which is marked the numeral oil the particular bar to which the head 17 is 'connected This will be clear from Fig. l of the drawings. rllhe numerals of the bars are so disposed thereon that no matter whichbar depressed the numeral of that particular bar will be marked upon the paper strip 7 transversely of the strip. By this arrangement; by depressing the proper keys 19. any desired number may be marked on the strip.

A circularv guide head 20 is slidahly mounted within the casing l and above the rolls 8 and 9. This'head is provided with a plurality ot radially dispos-ed notches 2l,

and is arranged vconcentric with casing'. l. l

These notches are so disposed as to receive the body portions lll of the print bars lll. This provides guiding means thus insuring` proper and accurate operation of thepiin't bars when depressed. vided with two'diametrically opposite dependingr arms 22. lEach ot these armsds provided with an upper vertical slot 23 and a lower slot 2st. The shaft 5 of spool (i is extended so as to project laterally through each plate 3 and extends through the lower slot 24 of arm 2Q. A short 'sleeve 25 is rotatably mounted on shaftnear each end thereof so as to provide bearings which operate in the lower slots of the arms 22. The shaft Q6 of feed roll 8 is similarly extended and is provided` at each end, with bearing sleeves Ql'operative in the upper slots 23 ot arms Q2. Suitable securing nuts are secured on the ends of the shafts and 26 soas to prevent lateral movement oit the arms Q2. and consequently head 20. transversely of the casing" l. This provides a sliding mounting for the head so as to permit vertt cal movement ot the same. A leai spring 30 is secured to each plate 3. The inner portion of this spring extends beneath an outwardly projecting pin 3l carried by arm 22. These two springs act to normally I'hold the head 2O in raised position. rThe notches 21 of 'the head arent such depth that. when a. print har ll is depressed so as to `perforate the paper strip 7.- this bar will engage the head and force the same downward a predeiet term ined distance.

The head is pro-A The shaft 32 of roll 9 is extended at each end so as to project through the supporting" plate 3. A ratchet wheel 323 is secured on this-shaft adjacent each plate This shaft 32 is extended so as to project through one side of casing' l.- a gripping wheel or disk` pawls Sil actuate ratchets 313 lso as to causel rotation of roll 9.

The roll, il coiipcrates with the roll S to `grip ictionally the paper strip 7 as previously described. so that when the roll 9 is rotated the strip is moved downwardly about roll S and is simultaneously unwound from spool (3 for a predetermined distance. Tdlhen the hey is released the leaf springs act to return Iguide head 20 to.

its' initial position.

lt will he understood. oil. course` that when the points of one of the printingr heads engage the paper strip. the strip is secured against movement. To prevent tearing-oi" the strip the roller 9 is so mounted, relative 'to roller 8. as-to permit slippage of the same during the actual perforatine ot theI strip. ln this n'lanner roller 9. in addition to feeding? the paper strip the required distance when a key is depressed. also acts to maintain the paper stretched snuglyover roller S during` the perforation' operation, thus eliminating all possibility of slack in the strip and inspring` accuracy ot operation. ris will he noted more clearly from Figs. Zand il ol the drawings7 the printing and perforating heads are normally spaced a considerable distance above roller 9, so that. when one of the heads is depressed, the strip will be fed forward by roller 9 a distance slightly greater than the height of the numerals of the heads, thus presenting an unperforated portion of the paper strip for engagement by the points ot the head heiner depressed. By this means,.iinsure accuracy of operation and eliminate the necessity 'of supplemental feeding" means for feeding the paper strip between. the rolls. this heine: accomplished automatically when a perforatinfz head is depressed.

Two arcuate printing heads-36 and 36r are pivotally mounted on the supporting plates S near the' upper edge thereof and closely adjacent the sides of roll 8. each plate having an integral ear 36 t0 support the shaft for head 36a. Each of these heads is provided, on its4 under face, with 'an abeach printing head.

'breviation of some State or Territory outlined in the points 37. An operating rod 38 is pivotally connected at its lower end to This rod extends through an aperture 39 through the top 14 of casing 1, and is provided on its upper end with a head or key 40 which is marked similarly tothe abbreviation or figure outlined on the printing head to which the rod is connected. A coil spring 41 is confined between the key 40 and the top of the casing and acts to normally hold the rod 38 and consequently the head 36, in raised position. The aperture 39 is somewhat larger than the rod 38 so as to permit slight lateral play of the same thus insuring proper operation of the rod. There are four of these printing heads 36 and 36a in all, two at each'end of the roll 8 rockably mounted on transverse supporting rods or shafts 36c secured between the plates 3. Each printing head is provided with some suitable abbreviation, such as Wis for Wisconsin, Min for Minnesota and Illf7 for Illinois.' One of the heads may be provided with the abbreviation Sp for speed. This will be clear from rFig. 1 of the drawings. By perforating the paper strip 7 so as toindicate the number of an automobile or similarvehicle, and then depressing the proper head 36 to indicate the State from which the au-` tomobile came and, if the automobile is exceeding the speed limit, depressing the head marked Sp, a complete record is imprinted upon the paper strip giving the number of the automobile, the State from which it came, and the fact that it was eX- ceeding the speed limit This provides a permanent record whereby the owner of the automobile may be identitied. Of course other abbreviations may be used in the place of those illustrated. The perforations made by the printing heads 36 will be to one side of the strip 7, closely adjacent the ligures printed at the center of the strip, but not close enough to such figures as to in any way interfere with the reading of the number.

Ater a number has been printed on the strip 7 in the manner stated, the closure member 2 may be removed from the casing 1 and the portion of the strip bearing this number torn olf, if desired. For this purpose a part of the lower edge of the casing 1 is beveled inwardly to provide a cutting edge, as at 1a. By drawingthe portion- 7? 'of strip 7 outward into engagement with this cutting edge the desired portion of the strip may be quickly and easily severed.

Where there are several numbers imprinted in succession on the strip the abbreviations imprinted at the side -of the strip by the heads 36 serve to divide or separate these numbers thus preventing confusion of the same.

When it is not desired to use the register the locking screw 13 may be turned in so as to pass between the inner ends of the print bars 11 thus preventing movement of the same. By moving this screw outward the bars are released so that the register may be operated in the manner described.

There may be slight changes made in the construction and arrangement of the diii'erent parts of my invention without departing from the field and scope of the same, and I intend to .include all such variations, as fall, within the scope of the appended claims, in this application in which a preferred forml only of my invention is disclosed.

the inner ends of the print bars. a roll ro-` tatably mounted within the casing beneath the inner' ends of the print bars, a strip passed about the roll, means for depressing any one of the print bars optionally, and

means for simultaneously causing move' ment of the said strip when a pi int bar is depressed.

2'. In reglsters, the combination of a casing, a vpair of spaced parallel supporting plates secured in the casing, two closely adjacent rolls rotatably mounted between the.

plates, a plurality of radially disposed upwardly inclined print bars mounted on the inner face of the casing, means for depressing any one of said bars optionally, the inner one of said rolls being positioned beneath the' inner ends of the print bars,l a strip passed about the inner roll andbetween the two said rolls so as to be frictionally gripped thereby, and means for causing partial rctation of one of said rolls when a print bar is depressed. v.

3. In registers, the combination of a cas- `ing,' two parallel supporting plates mounted in spaced relation within the casing and secured thereto, a pair of gripping rolls rotatably mounted between the plates closely adjacent each other, a spool rotatably mounted between the plates below the inner one of said rolls, a plurality of radially disposed print bars pivotally mountedwithin the casing and provided at their inner ends with marking elements arranged tol engage the upper surface of the said'iner roll when the print bars are depressed, means for optionally depressingA any one of said print.

bars. and means for simultaneously causing partial rotation of one of said rolls when one of the print bars is depressed.

n registers, the combination of a castwoparallel supporting plates mounted in spaced relation within the casing and securedthereto, a pair 'of closely adjacent rolls rotatably supported between the said plat-es, a plurality of radially disposed print bars pivotally mounted within the casing, the said bars being provided on their inner ends with marking elements and being so relatively disposed that, when in normal position. their inner ends are closely adjacent and are arranged in a circle, means carried by the casing and adapted to engage between the inner ends of the bars for simultaneously locking all of said bars against movement, a vertically movable guide head mounted above the said rollsadapted to be depressed when one of the print bars is depressed, and connections between one of said rolls and the head whereby the roll is partially rotated through a predetermined distance when the head is depressed. 4

In registers, the combination of a casing. a pair of parallel supporting plates mounted within the casing in spaced relation and secured thereto. a pair of friction rolls rotatably supported between the plates and disposed closely adjacent each other, a spool mounted beneath the inner one of said rolls, a plurality of radially disposed print bars piyotally mounted within the casing and jn'ovided at their inner ends with marking elements. means for depressing said bars,

a guide head slidably mounted on the shafts,

of the said inner roll and spool so as to have Vertical movement. said bead being provided with a plurality of radially disposed notches adapted to receive the print bars when the same are depressed, a ratchet wheel secured o n the shaft of the outer one of said friction rolls, and a pawl engaging said ratchet wheel whereby predetermined rotation ofisaid roll is caused when the guide head is depressed. l

6. In registers, the combination of a casing, a pair of parallel supporting plates mounted within the casing in spaced relation and secured thereto, a pair of friction rolls rotatably supported between the plates and disposed closely adjacent each other, a spool mounted beneath the inner one of said rolls, a plurality of radially disposed print bars pivotally mounted within the casing and provided at their inner ends with marking elements, means for depressing said bars, a guide head slidably mounted on the'shafts .of the said inner roll and spool so as to have vertical movement. said head being provided with a plurality of radially disposed notches adapted to receive the print bars when the same ire depressed, a ratchet wheel secured on the shaft of the outer one of said friction rolls. a p'awl engaging said ratchet wheel whereby predetermined rotation of said roll is caused when the guide head is depressed, a plurality of printing heads pivotally mounted on the said supportingplates closely adjacent the inner one of the gripping rollsI and provided with marking elements on their under races` means for normally holding' the said heads away from the said inner roll, and means for moving any one of said heads optionally toward thesaid inner roll.

ln testimony whereof I aiiX my sigmiture in presence of two Witnesses.

MATH N. SCHNEIDER.

Witnesses:

Wannen A. FRANZ, R. F. Soi-inmersa.

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